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Kings Education (Oxford)[1]

Independent · ages 15–25

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Headline results

A-level average grade
AL B B 2024/25[2]

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
0.4 2023/24[3]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
0% 2023/24[3]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[4]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[4]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[5]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[6]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
YearAttainment 8Grade 5+ in English & maths
2022/23 0.9[7] 0%[7]
2021/22 0.5[8] 0%[8]
2017/18 5.6[9] 0%[9]
2015/16 12[10]

A level (16–18)

A-level average grade
B 2024/25[2]
AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
17.9% 2024/25[2]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[11]
Earlier years
Year A-level average grade AAB or better, at least two in facilitating subjects
2023/24 C+[12] 12.5%[12]
2022/23 B-[13] 25.9%[13]
2021/22 C[14] 13.3%[14]
2018/19 C+[15] 26.7%[15]

Destinations after 16–18 study

Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment
61.1% 2023/24[16]
UK higher education
44.4% 2023/24[16]
Education
61.1% 2023/24[16]
Apprenticeship
0% 2023/24[16]
Employment
0% 2023/24[16]
Earlier leavers
Left in Sustained education, apprenticeship or employment UK higher education Education Apprenticeship Employment
2022/23 59.4%[16] 56.3%[16] 59.4%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]
2021/22 38.1%[16] 33.3%[16] 38.1%[16] 0%[16] 0%[16]

Shares of the pupils who left in the year shown. Russell Group and Oxford or Cambridge figures were published for leavers up to 2019/20 only.

For independent schools the DfE publishes destinations after 16–18 study only: no destinations after GCSEs and no university progression figures (top third, Russell Group, Oxbridge).

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[17]

ISI inspection

Inspection
April 2026[18]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[18]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[18]
Quality of education
Standards met[18]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[18]
Social and economic education
Standards met[18]
Safeguarding
Standards met[18]

Leadership and governance

  • ISI recommended: The school should regularly review and update complaint records to meet standards consistently.
  • ISI recommended: The school should improve filtering and monitoring procedures to respond quickly to online activity concerns.

Quality of education

  • ISI recommended: The school should offer more recreational activities to help pupils develop additional skills.
  • ISI recommended: The school should improve staff teaching expertise to provide a better learning experience for pupils.

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

No fees published on the school's website that we could verify.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
15–25[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Admissions
Selective[1]
Sixth form
Yes[1]
Boarding
Boarding school[1]
Capacity
370[1]
Local authority
Oxfordshire[1]
Website
http://kingseducation.com[1]
Nursery classes
No Nursery Classes[17]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[17]
District
Oxford[19]
Postcode
OX4 2UJ[1]
URN
138602[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
184 2024/25[20]
SEN support
17.9% 2024/25[20]
EHC plan
0% 2024/25[20]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[20]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  4. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  5. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series for the 2020/21 academic year was cancelled
  6. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2019/20. Period 2019/20. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in 2020
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2015/16, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Department for Education: A level and other 16 to 18 results 2020/21. Period 2020/21. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the summer exam series was cancelled in both 2020 and 2021, and alternative processes were set up to award grades.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  14. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  15. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS5 (16-18) final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  16. Department for Education: 16-18 destination measures: 16-19 study leavers institution level destinations. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  17. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  18. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, Kings Education (Oxford), April 2026. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  19. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  20. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.